Container and method of making same



Jan. 28, 1930.

J. H.l KUECHENMEISTER CONTAINER AND METHOD 0F MAKING SAME Filed MarOh28. 1927 AT ORNEY,

Patented Jan. 28, 1930 .arent CONTAINER "AND METHOD or MAKING SAMEApplication filed March .28, 1927. Serial No. 178,853.

My invention relates to a container and method 'of making same.

The Vobject of my invention is vto take a circular metallic discprovided with a series of spaced concentric annular grooves which discis normallythe same size as the inside diameter of the tube to which itis to be applied, and by Vpressure appliedv to the raised faces of thegrooves'cause theY grooves to be attened, or shallowed sulcientlythereby to cause the disc to be expanded in all directions radiallywithin the tube-to imbedits peripheral edge into the inner face of thepaper tube to retain it from displacement.

A' further object ofthe invention is the provision of a stationarymember for insertion into the4 tube the desired "distances and uponVwhich the concentric channeled disc is mounted and to associatetherewith a movable member for forced contact with the disc to shallowthe channelssuliiciently to cause expansion of the disc and forcetheperipheral edge of the discl into embedder1 en- Y gagement with thebodyof the paper tube,

thereby holding it against displacement within the tube.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a container andmethod of mak#y ing same which possesses ad'vantagesin points ofsimplicity and eliiciency, and, at the same time provesitselfcomparatively inexpensive in cost of manufacture.

For a full understanding of the invention,

reference'is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specilica tion, wherein like characters of reference deiI Vnotesimilar parts Athroughout the several views:

Fig. l, is a plan view of metallic disc 40 partition for paper tubes soas to provide the tubes with two compartments.

Fig. 2, is a sectional view of a paper tube before the disc partition isapplied thereto.

Fig. 3, is a sectional view of a tube positioned over a stationarymember upon which the disc partition is seated within the tube and showsa movable member for forced contact with the disc partition to expandthe same in all directions radially to secure it against displacementwithin the tube by embedding its peripheral edge into the body of thetube. Fig. 4, isa sectional view of a tube with the metallic discpartition expanded into secured position with the walls of the tube.

Fig. 5, is asectional view of the double vcompartment tube container,showing the partition and the two end cap enclosures to provide the tubewith two compartments.

Fig. 6, is a side elevation of the tube container with ka portionthereof broken away,

showing tire patches on one side of the partition and a burning powderupon the other side thereof. l l Fig. 7, is a modilicationkshowing thedisc v applied toa metallic can.

Itv is the purpose of my vpresent invention to providea concentricchanneled metallic disc partition-to be expanded into position withinthe tube in all cause embedded engagement of the peripheral edge ofthedisc with the body of the tube so as kto provide atube with twoseparated compartments.

` In 'carrying out the vaim of my invention, I first employ a paper tubel of the desired wall thickness, length and diameter, preferablyalthough 'not necessarily, having one end thereof provided withyexterior screw threads 2 to receive a screw closure 3 while theopposite end of the tube is yprovided with a non-screw threaded capclosure 4L.

The partition V'which I employ for the tube 4vl `consists, of a circularmetallic disc 5 which is provided with a series of spaced concentricgrooves, channels, or corrugations 6. The disc with its spacedconcentric corrugations directions radially to "l threaded cap "n FFICEe is of approximately the same outside diameter as the inside diameterof the tube so that c it can be easily and quickly inserted into thetube.

The method of securing the partition against displacement after beingpositioned within they tube is by expanding the disc in 9 all directionsradially tocause the peripheral edge of the disc to embed itself intothey body of the tube. The expansion of the disc is accomplished inonemanner, as follows:

' Oneend off' the tube lis slipped over a stationary member 7 upon whichis positioned the disc partition 5. Next, a plunger 8 is moved into theopposite end of the tube 1 and by force applied thereto shallows, orfiat-tens the corrugations 6 thereof sufiiciently to cause the disc 5 toexpand radially in all directions between the members 7 and 8 which, inturn, forces the peripheral edge 9 of the disc 5 into embeddedengagement with the body of the tube l, as at 10, which embeddedcondition of the edge of the disc securely holds the disc partitionagainst displacement within the tube.

The disc partition 5 having been secured in position within the tubeprovides the tube with two compartments 11 and l2, which can be used forvarious purposes, one of which for instance, and, for which the tube isprimaril desired, although not necessarily limited tiereto, is for tirepatch material, such as rubber patches 13, which are carried incompartment 1l, while the powder to be burnt in vulcanizing the patchesto a tube is carried in compartment 14, which compartment is providedwith the screw threaded closure to prevent accidental loss of the powderfrom its compartment.

Thile I have shown in Figs. l and 6,\a tube made from paper, I haveshown a modification of the invention in Fig. 7, wherein I provide ametallic can, or tube l5 with the partition 5. In this modified form ofinvention, I provide the body or wall of the can, or tube 15 with anoutwardly directed peripheral groove 16 into which peripheral edge ofthe dise 5 can expand, as the corrugations 6 are compressed ashereinbefore described f'or securely locking the disc againstdisplacement.

YVhile I have described the disc herein as employed as a partition, itis evident that it could be used as a can bottom, if so desired and alsothe dise may be stiff paper as well as metallic.

The many advantages of the herein described invention will readilysuggest themselves to those skilled in the art to which it appertaius.

It will be apparent that various changes may be made in the details ofmethod described without departing from the spirit of my invention asset up in the following claims.

What I claim is:

l. The method of securing a disc partition having concentricallyarranged corrugations within a tubular body which consists inpositioning the disc within the body at the desired position between itsopen ends and expanding the dise radially under pressure by slight- 1yflattening the corrugations.

2. The method of securing a disc within a tubular body which consists inpositioning a disc having a series of concentric corrugations upon asupport inserted into the body and applying pressure to another memberinserted into the body from the opposite direction for contact with thecorrugations of the disc for flattening the corrugations sufliciently toexpand the dise to embed the peripheral edge thereof into the wall ofthe body.

3. The method of securing a metallic disc within a tubular open endedbody to provide a partition, or bottom therefor which consists inproviding a disc holder and a driving punch, seating the disc providedwith a series of corrugations upon the holder, slipping the tubular bodyover the holder and inserting the driving punch into the tubular bodyunder pressure for contact with the disc to fiatten the corrugationsthereof sufiiciently to embed the peripheral edge of the disc in thewall of the body to hold it against displacement.

4. The method of securing a metallic disc' within a paper tube whichconsists in first inserting a corrugated disc within the tube and thencompressing the corrugations of the disc between two members to expandthe disc and bring the peripheral edge thereof into4 embedded engagementwith the walls of the tube to secure the disc against displacement. 5.The method of securing a disc within a tube having an outwardly directedcircumferential groove in the wall thereof which consists in positioninga concentrically corrugated disc within the tube upon a support andflattening the corrugations of the disc by pressure suiciently to expandthe dise and cause the peripheral edge of the disc to frictionallyengage in the groove of the body of the tub to prevent displacementthereof.

6. A container comprising a tubular body,

a disc having a. series of concentrically arranged corrugations disposedwithin the tubular body intermediate the ends thereof and held againstdisplacement by compressing the corrugations thereof suiiciently toexpand the disc into embedded engagement with the wall of the tube and aclosure for JOHN H. KUECHENMEISTER.

